[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-clubface-control-how-clubface-control-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"how-clubface-control-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring","How Clubface Control Affects Ball Flight and Scoring","How face delivery changes start line, curvature, and the size of your scoring mistakes.","\u002Fimg\u002Fclubface-control\u002Fhow-clubface-control-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring_clubface-control-affects.png","How Clubface Control Affects Ball Flight and Scoring illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"clubface-control","Clubface control","\u003Ch3>Ball flight is your scoreboard\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Clubface control affects scoring because it changes both direction and distance. A glancing strike can turn a stock 7-iron into a weak miss, while a centered strike with a predictable face gives you the courage to aim at the correct side of the green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Where shots get expensive\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Short-sided approaches when you aimed at a tucked pin.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Tee shots that curve toward trouble instead of away from it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Recovery swings where the face is manipulated at the last second.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>The fix is often strategic: aim for the fat side, choose one shot shape, and accept a 25-foot putt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>A scoring mindset\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>If the shot calls for a hold-off wedge, rehearse it once and commit. You don’t need perfect mechanics to score; you need a shot pattern honest enough to plan around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",141,{"slug":15,"title":16},"drills-to-improve-clubface-control","Drills to Improve Clubface Control",{"slug":18,"title":19},"beginner-vs-advanced-approaches-to-clubface-control","Beginner vs Advanced Approaches to Clubface Control",1782812354319]